Magneto Technolgy

Object/Artifact

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The Art & History Museums of Maitland

Name/Title

Magneto Technolgy

Entry/Object ID

5000.001.020

Description

An electrical device that would help with generating electricity for switchboards

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

Oliver Boutron

Category

switchboard
Telecommunications

Acquisition

Accession

5000.001

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Usage Label

Label

Winter Park Telephone provided early telephone services using magneto technology, which utilizes an electrical device that generates current by moving a coil past a magnet. Customers turned a hand crank to generate the electricity to ring the bell. Two large dry-cell batteries inside the telephone provided the three volts of direct current to power the talk circuit. This particular switchboard was originally located in the living room of Mrs. Mary Culp, who served as the operator in Orange County for many years.